Island of Útleg

Útleg is a windswept island within the Sea of Shards that is inhabited by the exiles of Ailangarde who have been inflicted with stonerot.

History
During the War of the Shards the fortress of Stralban was built as a foothold. The fortress was barely manned, only held and maintained for the harboring of ships. After the war the fortress was swiftly abandoned.

During the Grey Plague it was decided that all infected would be captured and quarantined in a place where they could live out the rest of their miserable lives. That island was chosen by the kings and chieftains of Ailangarde to be Útleg. A place where no tree is said to grow.

In the present day, people diagnosed with stonerot are still captured and subsequently exiled to Útleg.

Society
Due to the symptoms of stonerot (those of madness) a true society does not exist amongst the people of Útleg. Instead the people there live in ramshackle huts of driftwood where they scavenge for what little food is found on the island. Sailors who have briefly caught a glimpse of the island have sworn that a town inhabited by these stone-folk exists between the rough hills and cliffs.

It is also known that the so called "stonefolk" of Útleg will lure in ships passing by the island by using lights and bonfires, in order to then cannibalize them.

Myth
It is said that a great dwarven lord once visited a human king in his court, where they exchanged gifts. The lords of the human kings court made comments about the stone scales that covered the hands and backs of the dwarves. The dwarf lord asked for the king to silence their gossip, but the king refused, claiming that 'for a man of stone,' his 'mind was soft'. The dwarven lord, outraged by this, cursed the king and his court to become like stone themselves, but that their minds should remain as malleable and soft as flesh. Thus began the Grey Plague.